1970 Baltimore Orioles Roster
Team Record: 108-54
Finished 1st in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 1,027,904, Avg. 13,705
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Won World Series
American League Championship Series - Defeated Minnesota Twins 3-0
World Series - Defeated Cincinnati Reds 4-1
Manager: Earl Weaver (108-54)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1970 Baltimore Orioles Results
The Baltimore Orioles of the American League ended the 1970 season with a record of 108 wins and 54 losses, finishing first in the AL's East Division.
The Orioles paced the league with 792 runs. Baltimore surrendered 574 runs, fewest in the league. Boog Powell walloped 35 home runs for the team, while Brooks Robinson, Paul Blair, Frank Robinson, Don Buford and Merv Rettenmund each added 20 or more also. Boog Powell drove in 114 runs. Frank Robinson topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .306. Mike Cuellar and Dave McNally apiece recorded 24 wins on the mound for the team, plus Jim Palmer, too contributed 15 or more wins, too Jim Palmer recorded a 2.71 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Earl Weaver coached the team. The 1970 Baltimore Orioles won the World Series.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Baylor | RF | R | R | June 28, 1949 | 6'1" | 190 | Austin, TX USA |
| Fred Beene | P | B | R | November 24, 1942 | 5'9" | 155 | Angleton, TX USA |
| Mark Belanger | SS | R | R | June 8, 1944 | 6'1" | 170 | Pittsfield, MA USA |
| Paul Blair | CF | R | R | February 1, 1944 | 6'0" | 168 | Cushing, OK USA |
| Don Buford | LF | B | R | February 2, 1937 | 5'7" | 160 | Linden, TX USA |
| Terry Crowley | OF | L | L | February 16, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Staten Island, NY USA |
| Mike Cuellar | P | L | L | May 8, 1937 | 6'0" | 165 | Las Villas, Cuba |
| Clay Dalrymple | C | L | R | December 3, 1936 | 6'0" | 195 | Chico, CA USA |
| Moe Drabowsky | P | R | R | July 21, 1935 | 6'3" | 190 | Ozanna, Poland |
| Andy Etchebarren | C | R | R | June 20, 1943 | 6'1" | 190 | Whittier, CA USA |
| Bobby Floyd | SS | R | R | October 20, 1943 | 6'1" | 180 | Hawthorne, CA USA |
| Roger Freed | 1B | R | R | June 2, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Bobby Grich | SS | R | R | January 15, 1949 | 6'2" | 180 | Muskegon, MI USA |
| Dick Hall | P | R | R | September 27, 1930 | 6'6" | 200 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Jim Hardin | P | R | R | August 6, 1943 | 6'0" | 175 | Morris Chapel, TN USA |
| Elrod Hendricks | C | L | R | December 22, 1940 | 6'1" | 175 | Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas V.I. |
| Davey Johnson | 2B | R | R | January 30, 1943 | 6'1" | 170 | Orlando, FL USA |
| Dave Leonhard | P | R | R | January 22, 1941 | 5'11" | 165 | Arlington, VA USA |
| Marcelino Lopez | P | R | L | September 23, 1943 | 6'3" | 195 | La Habana, La Habana Cuba |
| Dave May | RF | L | R | December 23, 1943 | 5'10" | 186 | New Castle, DE USA |
| Dave McNally | P | R | L | October 31, 1942 | 5'11" | 185 | Billings, MT USA |
| Curt Motton | LF | R | R | September 24, 1940 | 5'8" | 164 | Darnell, LA USA |
| Johnny Oates | C | L | R | January 21, 1946 | 5'11" | 188 | Sylva, NC USA |
| Jim Palmer | P | R | R | October 15, 1945 | 6'3" | 190 | New York, NY USA |
| Tom Phoebus | P | R | R | April 7, 1942 | 5'8" | 185 | Baltimore, MD USA |
| Boog Powell | 1B | L | R | August 17, 1941 | 6'4" | 230 | Lakeland, FL USA |
| Merv Rettenmund | OF | R | R | June 6, 1943 | 5'10" | 190 | Flint, MI USA |
| Pete Richert | P | L | L | October 29, 1939 | 5'11" | 165 | Floral Park, NY USA |
| Brooks Robinson | 3B | R | R | May 18, 1937 | 6'1" | 180 | Little Rock, AR USA |
| Frank Robinson | RF | R | R | August 31, 1935 | 6'1" | 183 | Beaumont, TX USA |
| Chico Salmon | SS | R | R | December 3, 1940 | 5'10" | 160 | Colon, Colon Panama |
| Eddie Watt | P | R | R | April 4, 1941 | 5'10" | 183 | Lamoni, IA USA |
